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    Herring Gull or Caspian Gull 29-02024 NW England

    This is a long shot but please may I request advice if possible please, as I am not knowledgeable about gulls. I saw this bird today, and although I expected a Herring Gull, I was struck by what I understand to be some features consistent with Caspian Gull. -The long slender bill. -a seemingly...
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    limerick

    There once was a birder from Crewe Who's limericks used to end on line two.
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    Wildfowl migration

    Why do geese fly south in winter?
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    Wildfowl flock? Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, December 15 2023

    During a recent trip to the above venue, I managed to take a photo of an unidentified overflying flock of birds. Upon arrival back home I was able to look at the photo, with a view to ascertaining if possible the species of bird in the photo. However, my effort to clinch the species has been in...
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    Which was William Shakespeare's favourite owl species?

    Why, of course, the Barred Owl (Bard Owl)
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    Thank you

    Re. my trip to Egypt last month: many thanks for all the answers to my queries. These helped me clinch 20 lifers including 2x new ssp.
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    Final raptor question Sharm, Egypt, December 2023

    Please can anyone assist with id of a raptor. There are two birds in the attached picture. The one I am enquiring about is the one at the extreme upper right-hand. I apologize for the poor image quality. For convenience sake I have also attached the same image of the bird but cropped Thanks in...
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    Another Eagle, Sharm, Egypt Dec 2023

    Sorry to have so many questions about bird pics of my recent trip. Getting towards the end now. So many conundrums. Please may I request help here. As mentioned in the last post, I found several large eagles around a pool including the bird in the last post kindly identified by Lou Salomon as a...
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    request further id help Eagles at Sharm, Egypt 15-12-23

    Please may I request advice. At the above locations at the foot of the mountain range that abutts Sharm, I spotted these two eagles soaring more or less together, high above, and I took a couple of photos. Further to previous advice here on the forum, I am guessing the pale bird is an Imperial...
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    Aquila eagle sp request id Sharm el Sheikh, 15-12-23 new water treatment plant

    Please may I request advice here. I arrived at the above venue and was amazed to see this huge eagle perched on slightly raised ground at the above pools. I thought to try and get closer to get some photos, and as I approached I was further amazed to notice there were actually 4-5 of the eagles...
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    request id assistance 2 birds of prey, Sharm El-Sheikh, 14-12-23

    Please may I seek advice. I was tracking a BOP with the camera in burst mode, and later on, noticed the images had 2 birds present, not one. There seems to be a bird with pale underparts and a darker bird (although lighting conditions aren't that good). One of the birds subsquently landed and...
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    Shorebirds/Waders fly past and clip angler's lines

    I watched the video and saw at 29:10 the waders fly past. At 29:14 they clipped the lines of the fisherman
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    Request advice id Eurasian or African Collared Collared Dove Sharm, Egypt December 2023

    Please may I request advice. I had a good few Eurasian CD's on my recent trip but was on the lookout for a possible lifer in the form of African CD. I photographed any Collared Doves I saw. Whilst I am not very hopeful, I would be grateful for any comments. The bird shown here (3 pics) is the...
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    request help with identification Sparrowhawk sp. in Sharm, Egypt, December 2023

    Please may I request advice. I apologize for asking if it seems obvious, but against all odds, I am hoping for a Levant Sparrowhawk here. I have no experience with that species previously. I see the tail barring according to the field guide might suit Eurasian. However I can see what appears...
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    Request help with leaf warbler Sharm, Egypt 15-12-23

    Please may I have advice. I saw a warbler and expected it to be a Chiffchaff. However I am confused by the dark legs, the strong supercilium, and the ear covert pattern, which all made me think maybe it is a Willow Warbler. Having said that I understand Willow Warbler would be unusual in...
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    Request confirmation please. Is this Imperial Eagle?

    Sharm El-Sheikh, 14rth December. Please may I request help. I spotted a raptor soaring in the distance, and starting taking some photos. As I did so it came right towards me until it was immediately overhead. It was amazing; almost as if it wanted to come to me LOL. I notice the shot of the...
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    Sharm-el-Sheikh, 13-16 December 2023

    Birding trip report to Sharm El-Sheikh, December 13th to 16th inclusive 2023 With a flight from Sharm-El-Sheikh from Luton Airport advertised at £35 each way (Wizz Club price) I decided to take the plunge, solo travelling with carry-on luggage only. I arrived 2115 hrs on the Tuesday after a five...
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    Greater Sandplover or "lesser", Sharm, Egypt, 14-12-23

    Please may I request help. Before 14th December I had never seen any Sandplover ever. I had to chance to see some though: I was aware the id can be challenging. I believe Greater is common here, but there might also be lesser present. (Tibetan s-p) Please may I request help with a bird...
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    Request help another Bird of Prey, Sharm, Egypt, 15th December

    Thank you for the generous help so far. Please may I have confirmation that the bird in the pictures here is a Steppe Eagle (or not). I read in the field guides that the broad white bar across the underparts indicates that species, so that is why I am thinking Steppe Eagle, (which I believe is...
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    Request help to identify a bird of prey Sharm, Egypt, 15th Dec.

    Please may I request advice. I got some photos of a bird soaring, and feel it is one of the Spotted Eagles. (Neither of which I have seen previously). I have been checking field guides, but cannot decide which one it is (or even some other sp.) On the one hand I see the underwing coverts are...
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    Requesting help with Eagle id

    Sorry to be a nuisance. In the UK there is little opportunity to study eagles, so my experience is zilch. I am just finding out that eagle identification is difficult! During the trip to Sharm earlier this month it was a virtual eagle-fest. May I request help here re: confirmation please (or...
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    Request help id bird seen Sharm el Sheikh, 15 December 2023

    Please may I request assistance in case this unlikely candidate for identification can be assigned to a species. I managed photo as it flew by (apologies for poor quality and high cropping). The habitiat was desert-like
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    Request id possible Wheatear sp. seen Sharm El Sheikh

    I spotted the bird on the outskirts of town. This was 15th December 2023; and with the backdrop of bright sunlight, unfortunately the photographs are heavily silohouetted. I thought of Hooded Wheatear, but wondered about the very pale throat/lower cheek. I imagine it must be an immature or...
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    request id Bird of Prey - Egypt

    I spotted this bird by the roadside, 15th December 2023, and managed to fire off a few shots. I am very poor with raptors. I imagine it is a Buzzard species, although I am not certain. I understand the Steppe Buzzard is found in this area (Sharm El Sheikh) . To me this bird seems slimmer than a...
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    Request id assistance Little Egret or Western Reef Heron

    Please may enquire once more: The WRH would be a lifer. I have checked the field guide and it seems good for that species with a modicum of yellow on the bill (unlike Little Egret). However I am confused by the black legs and yellow feet (which I had thought to be peculiar to Little Egret). Any...
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